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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

78 Colleges
$79,537 Avg Salary
$21,085 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #40 most popular major in the country with 28,844 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for electrical engineering students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UC Berkeley accumulate an average of around $13,025 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $348, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 78 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at USC take out is $20,500.

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The excellent programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at UCSD take out is $20,700.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $299.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from UCLA carry an average student debt load of $17,338.

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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from Oregon State carry an average student debt load of $25,321. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $522, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #9, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

On average, EE graduates from Wazzu take out $22,532 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $206.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from CSULB carry an average student debt load of $20,035.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, EE graduates from Cal Poly Pomona take out $23,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
13 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
14 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
15 San Diego State University San Diego, CA

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,695
Washington 842
Oregon 359
Nevada 105
Hawaii 69
Alaska 32

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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